Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

SOLANUM (La)
Nightshade (Le)
Family: SOLANACEAE

sol, = the sun;
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
solanum, = a plant called also strychnos, nightshade.
(that deadly plant is a member of this genus).
Perhaps from solamen, soothing narcotic properties of some species.
(ld, BL, M, Le)

Solanum africanum (La)
Dronkbessie (PS)
Location: (F)

Africa, = Africa;
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
africanus, = pertaining to Africa, African.
(from Africa)
(BL, ld)

Solanum americanum (La)

Location: (F, K)

Americanus, = belonging to America;
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
(from America)
(BL)

Solanum guineense (La)
Sea Nightshade (Wf)
Location: (F, K)

guinea, = tropical Africa;
-ensis, = indicates country or place of growth, or origin or else habitat.
(BL)

Solanum hermannii [Now S. linnaeanum]

Location: (K)

For Paul Hermann (1646-1695).**
(Ch)

Solanum linnaeanum (La)
Bitter Apple (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)

For Carl von Linné (Linnaeus) (1707-1778);**
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
(Ch, BL)

Solanum lycopersicum (G, La)
A Tomato Plant (Int)
Location: (P)

lukos, = wolf;
persicus, persicum, = a peach-tree; a peach.
(Alien)
(LS, ld, Cw)

Solanum mauritianum (La)
Bug Tree, Groot Bitterappel, Luisbos (PS)
Location: (F, K)

Mauritania, N.W. Africa;
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
(Alien)
(BL)

Solanum nigrum (La)
Black Nightshade, Galbessie, Umsobosobo (PS)
Location: (F, K)

niger, -gra, -grum, = black, sable, dark, dusky;
(black, especially glossy black)
-a, -um, = ‘characteristic of’.
nigrum, = a black spot.
(Alien)
(ld, BL)

Solanum pseudocapsicum (G, La)

Location: (P)

pseudo, = to be mistaken, be false;
capsa, = a case; a repository, box;
kapto, = to eat quick, to swallow greedily, gulp down;
capsicum, = a bell pepper.
(referring to the fiery flavour found in many peppers)
(Alien and naturalised)
(LS, ld, Cl)

Solanum retroflexum (La)
Nastergal, Sobosobo Berry, Umsobo Wesinja (PS)
Location: (F, P)

retro-, = retro, = backwards, back; on the back side, behind;
flexus, = a bending, turning, winding.
retro-flecto, = to bend or turn back.
(reflex, bent backwards)
(ld, BL)

Solanum tomentosum var. tomentosum (La)
Slangappel, Slangappelbos (PS)
Location: (F, P)

tomentum, = a stuffing for cushions (e.g. of wool, hair, feathers, straw, etc.);
(tomentose, matted woolly down on stems and leaves)
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
(tomentose; thickly and evenly covered with short more or less appressed curled or curved matted hairs)
(ld, BL)